Chibbett, Harold (1900-1978)
Chibbett, Harold (1900-1978)
Founder of The Probe, a pioneer British group of investigators of psychic and occult phenomena. Chibbett was born February 19, 1900, in England. He was a member of the first London science-fiction club and a friend of Eric Frank Russell, whom he met in 1942 and with whom he shared an interest in Fortean phenomena.
Chibbett spent some fifty years meeting occultists and collecting data on unusual phenomena. At his own expense he maintained a postal chain letter to spread information on Forteana, and during his investigations he met such famous individuals as occultist Aleister Crowley, psychical investigator Harry Price, and Kuda Bux, a fire walker. His correspondents included scientists and occultists.
Chibett suffered from ill health for some years and died February 23, 1978, after a heart attack.